Police club



F. J. LORD romcn ems Jan. 29,1929.

Filed Sept- 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l v I o x ATIORNEY WITNESS:

Jan. 29, 1929.

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ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 29, 1929.

BREDLERIC J. 1031), OF NEW Y N Y.

, POLICE CLUB.

Application filed. September 8, 1927. Serial 330. 227,431.

This invention relates to improvements in cameras and has for an object the provision of a camera which may be combined with housed within a policemans club, so

that the camera may be conveniently carried secretly used when desired.

Another obj ect of the invention is the promeans for housing the camera so Figure 7. r v

" Referring to the drawin s in detail,

wherein like characters of .re erence denote corresponding parts,'- the club. as shown comprises a mam section. 10 and a handle section 11, the latter being of novel construction and providing a housing for a camera.

I a secure grip. Located within the sleeve 12 is a filler member lei and this member has formed, therein a film compartment 15.

it v l not be injured by shock occa- This compartment is prefera ly provided in sinned the use oi the club.- with a metal lining 16 and is adapted tore- Another object of the invention is the promovably house a film holder. This film holder vision of means for constructing the club is preferably constructed in the same manner j the camera therein so that asthe film holder of a co -pending applicalatter may he'readily accessible. tion filed by me oi even date. In fact, the

in Another object of the invention is the proentire camera structure is substantially the vision of a combined camera and club, which same as the camera structure disclosed in in addition to the above and other advanthe application just mentioned.' The film tageous features is simple and durable i holder, therefore, includes relatively movconstruction and compact in form. able walls 17 between which are pivotally so ith. the above and other objects in view mounted film rollers 18 and 19. The roller the invention further consists in the follow- 18 is the delivering roller and has mounted ing novel "features. combination and arrangethereon a film. 20, while the roller 19 is the ment of parts, which will hereinafter more receiving roller and receives the film from fully be described. illustrated in the accomthe roller 18. The film is threaded through 76 2s panymg drawings and pointed out in the openings provided in the end Wall 21 of the QP TQGIlKlQCl claims. fihn holder and is movable across the inner In the drawings: 9 end of a focal passage 22. This passage exl 'igure i is a perspective view of the nitends from the film holder and is removably venticn. positioned within its outer end and holder 99 l 'gu e 2 is a iew partly in elevation and 23. Mounted within the holder 23 is a lens 24: and a stop 25.

Pivotally mounted upon the'outside of the focal passage as shown at 26 is a shutter i which includes a disk 27 and arcuate flange 5 28, the latter having an opening 29 therein. The screw which forms the pivot 26 also acts a to retain the holder 23 in place. igure is like view of the key retainer- Mounted within the sleeve 12 and extendid igure is view showing a portlon of ingfrom one end of the filler 14 is an arm 30 so the handle Section of the club. in section, and ivotally mmmted upon this arm upon with parts of the camera in elevation. the s ank 31 of a key is an actuating mem- Ficure 8 is a detail perspective View Of her 32. This member carries spaced lugs 33 i the shutter actuating member. g which are movable into and out of the path Figure 9 is'e section on the line 9.-9 of of spaced stops 34 which are carried by the shutter 27. A spring 35 is coiled upon a stud 36 which is carried by the arm 30 and one arm of this. spring passes through an apertured lug 37 carried by the actuating member 32 and through an a fiertured lug 38 mo carried by the shutter 28. eshank 31 of the key extends through the sleeves 12 and 13 and is provided with a fin er piece 39. This finger piece has a slight rictional engagement with a preferably fiber disk or washer 40, the purpose being to permit free rotary movement of the key, yet hold the latter against accidental movement.

By means of thefinger piece 39, the key may be rotated to I 0 erate the actuating member 32. As one o the stops 34 engages one of the lugs 33 of the member 32, when this member is moved pivotally, the engaged stop will be released and the spring 35 will operate to quickly move the shutter 27. As the shutter is moved, a momentary exposure will occur, movement of the shutter continuing until the other stop 34 engagles the other lug 33.

order to move the film, the roller 19 is provided with a pin 41 which is engaged. by the bifurcated end 42 of a key .43. Thi key is similar to the key referred .to in my before mentioned application and is provided with oppositely located flattened portions 44 for engagement by spring fingers 45. Accidental rotation of the key is thus prevented. The inner end of the key is provided with shoulders 46 which are also adapted to be engaged by the spring fingers so as to limit outward sliding movement of the key. Thus, the key may be slid out- ,ward to remove or replace a film and film holder without fully withdrawing the key. The outer end of the key is provided with a finger piece 47.

The main section of the club is reduced as shown at 48 and this reduced ortion is provided with an externally threa ed sleeve.

. 49. The metallic sleeve 12 is internally threaded as shown at 50 and isadapted for threaded engagement with the sleeve 49, whereby the sections 19 and 11 of they club be detachabl connected. The opposite of'the hand e section 11 is also internally threaded as shown at 51, .while a cap 52, whose inner reduced portion is provided with an externally threaded sleeve 53,

-'threadedly engages the end of the handle section so that the cap closes this end of the handle section. A disk 54 which is provided with an opening 55 is preferably arranged within the handle section in front of the lens.

For the purpose of conveniently removing the film holder there is provided a hook-like member 56. This member comprises a shank having a rightangularly arranged finger 57 at one end thereof and a.

- end. This handle or of the drawing the spring finger 59 yieldingly engages the wall of the-recess 60 so as to retain the member 56 in place. The

engagement, however, is not such as to prevent the ready removal of the member 56.

properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

-1. In combination, a sectional club including a main section and a handle section, a camera housed within the handle section, said camera including a removable film holder and a shutter, means upon the outside of the club to operate th'efilm holder, means upon the outside ofthe club to operate the shutter, means to removably secure the handle section to the main section, and

means normally housed within the club for engagement with the film holder to remove the latter from the handle section.

- 2.- In combination, a sectional club including a main section and a handle section, a camera housed within the handle section, said camera including a removable holder and a shutter, means upon the outside of the club to operate the film holder,

means upon the outside of the club to 'operate the shutter, means to removably secure the handle section to the main section, and a frictionally retained means normall housed within the club for engagement wi the film holder to remove the atter from the handle section.

3. In comb1nat1on, a sectlonal club 1n-" cluding a main section and a handle section, said handle section including a metallic sleeve, a gripping sleeve surroundin the metallic sleeve, a filler member within the metallicsleeve, a camera housed within the :filler member and spaced from the sleeve,

means to operate the. camera, means at one end of the sleeve for removable eng ment with the main section of the club, an a cap for closing the other end of the sleeve.

.4. In combination, a sectional club including a main section and a handle section, a film compartment in one section, a film holder removably positioned in the film compartment, means to detachably connect the club sections to provide a removable closure for the film compartment, a lens located adjacent the film compartment-and 7 means to move the film across the lens. 

